Retracing the history of the valuable mementos of Lord Byron preserved in the museum dedicated to him is a fascinating exercise — all the more so when the main characters appear in person. Geoffrey Bond did just that, together with his wife Dianora, in this autumn so full of surprises for the Byron and Risorgimento Museums.
The visit of Robin Byron, great-grandson of the great English Romantic poet, and his wife Robyn to the Byron and Risorgimento Museums, together with the precious gift of his ancestor’s walking stick, has once again projected the Museums—opened just 10 months ago—onto the pages of the major international newspapers.
Just days after the official visit of the Heads of State of the Republic of San Marino, Denise Bronzetti and Italo Righi, another major event has shone an international spotlight on the Byron and Risorgimento Museums.
Those ideals of beauty and passion that inflamed Lord Byron—poet, lover, and rebel—shine through the pages of Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, and Mendelssohn, performed by the chamber ensembles of the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra in the romantic heart of Ravenna: the new museum complex created by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna dedicated to Lord Byron and the Risorgimento.
The Byron and Risorgimento Museums have an extraordinary cultural, economic and touristic importance, not only for Ravenna and Romagna,